Hydrocarbon-burner.



PATENTED JUNE 25.1907;

T. MUEHLESEN. EYDROGARBON BURNER.

.APPLICATION FILED 33150.15, 1906.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patentes 31111525.1907.

`Application filed December l5, 1906. ,Serial llo. 348,047.

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The object of the invention is to providea burner adapted to convert liquid fuel-such as hydrocarbon oils or vegetable distillates into el gas or vapor and` consume the same the process of gasication is continued indenitely and the heat generated -may be used for domestic or other purposes. n

W ith these objects in view the burner consists of the apparatus lof special construction and arrangernehthereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings z-fFigure 1 is alongitudina sectional view of the burner. Fig. 2is a top plan view of a deiieotor with partsv broken sectional view of the burner cut on the line 8-3 of *i Fig. 4/is an end view of the burner. is a top plan' view of a portion o a clamp 'used upon tA e burner.

, The burner proper 1 is adapted .to beinserted in the "e box Zot a sto've 3. Said burner proper consists oi the substantially cylindrical gasiiying chamber 4 to one end of which is attached a fuel supply ipe 5. The baie plates 6, 6 extend longitu inally of the said chamber 4 and. upon the upper plate Gis located a uelfreceiving pan 7. The end of the pipe 5 terminates 'over the pan 7 so that passes from the said pipe into the said pan. The said pipe 5 enters the top of the chamber v4 at a point beyond or outside of the wall ofthe hre box 2. .The exterior surface of the chamber 4 located within the rebox 2 is provided-with the longitudinally extending spinesor corrugations 8. These away. a Fig. 3 is ajtransverse corrugations or spines are provided for the.

purpose of increasing the -exterior surface of the said chamber and iorretaining the flame in contact withf'thev saine. The-bottom of the chamber 4 is 10 the needle valve 11 is located inthe said casing 10 and when the said valve 11 is closed4 against its `seat the pointed end thereof projects through the said seat and beyond the outer side oi the casing 1 0. Consequently,

provided with a gas eXitl vnipple Q .to which is attached the valve casing ducedneclr 32 ,enters the y ends of the U-shaped portion of the saidlug each'ftime that the valve 11 is withdrawn froin` the seat in opening the said valve is' cleaned bythe edge of the seat of soot or` other foreign matter. 1

The valve stem12 passes through the tube 13 which is attached at its end to the casing 10. The said stein is providedv at its outer end with a handle or wheel 14 the stufling boX 1.5 is located at the end oi' the tube 13 and receives the said valve stein 12. The ring 18 is provided with a setscr'ew 19, consequently,

or closed the set screw 19 may be turned into engagement with the valve stein 12 when the said stein is fixed with relation to the tube 13 as the side of the ring 18 will bear against the stuiiing box s The end 20 ofthe chamber 4 is closed while the opposite end of thesaid chamber is open but is normally closed by thev cap 21. The

said cap is provided with an annular Harige 22 which receives the end of the chamber 4y andthe lead Washer or disk-23 is interposed between the end of the chamber 4 and the inner side of the cap 21. The outer side of the chamber 4 is provided located diametrically opposite each other. The ends of the clamp 25 pass behind the said lugs 24` andthe said clamp is provided atits middle with a threadedl stub longitudinal axis of the said stub is in alinement with the longitudinal axis ofthe chamber 4. The nut 27 engages the thread of the stub 26 and a washer 28 is interposed between 'the nut 27 and the cap 21. y s

Itis obvious that by removing the clamp -25 and the cap 21 that chamber 4 may be readily reached for. the purpose ofcleansing the same and removin therefrom residuum or other products of the liquid fuel. -The U-shaped lug 429 is formed -upon the under outer side of the chamber 4 and is adapted to su port the :dame deiiector 30. The. upper en of the said delector is provided with a head 31 which enters the space between the lower ortion of the lug 29 and the bottomof the cli when the valve 11 has been opened with the lugs 24 26. The

the interior of the IOO amber. 4. The re-` space between the 29. The intermediate portion of the de-v Hector 30 is trian ar posed directly in front of the gas. outlet i' the valve casin outlet may e s turning-'the sai flame may be deiiec'tor 30 axially the said as at 33, and is dis- 10; Thus the flame from. said. lit and evenly divided or byA diverted to one side or the. 7

other of the ire vbox 2. The starting pan 34 is located in the ire box 2 under the gasifying chamber 4. The oil supply pipe 35 terminates over the said starting pan 34. The pipe 35 is provided with a valve 36 and connects With the pi e 37. The pipe is provided with a need e valve 38. The pipe 39 is connected at one end with the casing of the needle valve 38 and at its other end with the pipe 37. The said pipe 39.is filled with material 40 which may be asbestos, (sand, or other granular or similar material. Said material notl only lters the liquid fuel as it passes through the gasifying chamber but serves as a check against the gas pressure generated in the said chamber and prevents said gas pressure from expanding through the oil supply pipe 37 and thus interfering with the feeding ofthe o'il te the burner. The chamber 4 is provided with f he lugs 41 which are bolted or otherwise seouad tothe wall of the -fire box 2 whereby the iid chamber is lixed with relation to the said )ire box. The inner end of the said chamber 4 is supported by a post 42, the lower end of which rests upon the bottom of the fire -box 2.

The operation of the burner is as follows: The valve 36 on the pipe 35 is opened and .oil

4 passes from pipe 37 to pipe 35 into the starting pan 34. This oil is ignited and the chainber 4 is enveloped in a iiame oi high temperature. Thus Athe said chamber 4 together with the spines 8 and the baflie plates 6 become thoroughly heated. The needle valve 38 is ien opened and oil passes from pipe 37 thro L gli pipe 39 and granular material 40 to pipe 5. Thence into the chamber 4 and is deposited in the pan 7. The parts having been thoroughly heated as above described, the oil begins to vaporize as soon as it is deposited in the said pan. This vapor arises and comes in contact with the interior surface of the chamber 4 and the surfaces of the baie plates 6 and is gasiiied. The gas then passes between the said baffle plates and out of the chamber 4 through the' nipple 9 to the valve casing and out of the same through the exit thereof. The gas thus liberated is ignited under the casing 4 and is deected by the deector as above described.

Having described my invention, what l. claim as new is In a hydrocarbon burner, a gasiiying chamber', an oil supply pipe connected therewith, said chamber having a gas exit, a U-shaped 'lug carried by the chamber, a name deliector having an enlarged head and a reduced neck which enters the space between the ends of the U-shaped lug, 't`;.e lower portion of said deflector being triangular in horizontal. section.

ln testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, l. have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS MUEHLEISEN. Witnesses:

FRED MUEHLEISEN, ADOLPH MUEHLEISEN. 

